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Author's Notes: ONE WORD PEOPLE... wow.

it's been crasie long since i've ever written anything story-like, so sumimasen in advance! XD, i might be just a... little bit Rusty. SORRY I BROKE THE PROMISE! AH! im a lazy scrub. AHHH!

It was early morning, and the sunlight that streaked through the Celsius's windows slowly crept its way up the bed Gippal and Rikku were sharing. When the light started to hit Rikku's closed eyes, it caused her to strain her eyebrows in her sleep, and Rikku shifted her head on her pillow slightly, slowly started to blink open her eyes for the new day.

"Hmmm... " Rikku heard a low voice mumble next to her, knowing it was Gippal, she let out a small smirk at the corner of her thin lips, happy to know that he was there next to her. She then closed her eyes again, stumbling back into her snoozing habit she was so used to. While in her day-dreaming trance, Rikku didn't realize until suddenly that there was a warm hand squeezing slightly at her upper chest. This caused her to jerk her eyes open and peer down at what was going on.

"AhhhH! Gippal! Oui Banjand!" (You Pervert!) Rikku tightly gripped at his hand and shoved it into his face. She then quickly covered her chest and started to flush red from embarrassment.

"Wha... what's going on?" Rikku heard Gippal say in a sleepy voice. Lifting his head off the bed, Gippal sat up and started to rub the side of his face Rikku had just smacked. Gippal tiredly kept his head low, and the laziness in his un-patched eye proved to Rikku that he wasn't quite the morning person. Seeing Gippal act like he didn't do anything wrong got Rikku in a higher temper. Her nostrils puffed out and she squinted her eyes at Gippal in disgust and anger.

"What do you mean 'what'?" Rikku barked at Gippal. "You.. Urgh! You dirty, perverted... sheeeesh Gippal!" Rikku shifted her weight, lifted her legs, and pedaled her legs at Gippal, shoving him off the bed. Even if she liked Gippal, she didn't want him doing that to her while she was sleeping! Rikku started to whine angrily at Gippal.

"Wait.. what! ... Ah..! Stop Rikku..! Stop it- Ah!" Gippal gripped tightly to the sheets, trying to keep a hold onto the bed he was being forced off of. The effort to stop Rikku with one arm and have the other cling to the sheets was no use, and Rikku continued to use her leg strength to push Gippal off. Gippal then realized he was at the very edge of the bed and he knew he was going to fall off.

"Rik!" ThuMp! Gippal crashed hard to the floor. The blankets Gippal held onto wrapped around his body and followed him to the floor also, making him a covered mess. "Ow... ow ow. Rao! Fryd fyc dryd vun?" (Hey! What was that for?) Sputtered the confused and in pain Gippal at Rikku. He rubbed at his lower back and winced slightly.

"Rikku, you crazy girl!" Gippal continued, with a hint of anger in his voice. "This is what I get for putting up with Cid's little girl? What did I do?" To take a glance at Rikku, Gippal turned his head and peered up above the bed. When he looked up, the first thing he saw were Rikku's feet and a pillow hanging against her leg, which was being squeezed tightly in her palm.

"Don't ever do that again! Banjand!" (Pervert!) Rikku huffed. She then lifted the pillow above her head and aimed at Gippal. "Take... this! ...And This! And this, and this, and THIS!" Rikku started to fling the pillow over and over at Gippal. Gippal had retreated back, so Rikku hopped off the bed to stay in reach, continuing to shove the fluffy pillow at Gippal's blonde head.

"Whoo0oa! What'd I do?" Gippal then started to block the attacks by crossing his arms over his head.

"You...!" Swing. "Were...!" Harder swing. "Touching-" Swing--Rikku stopped in surprise. Gippal had caught onto her pillow and gripped onto it hard. She tried jerking it away, but his grip was too heavy and strong. When Rikku couldn't get her pillow back, she stomped her bare foot, stuck her tongue out at Gippal, and then she turned her back on him and crossed her arms.

"Touching what?" Rikku heard Gippal say. Ignoring what he said, Rikku let out a little 'Hmph!' and continued to keep her back to Gippal. Being off-guard, Rikku felt the pillow fling at her back, and it made her stumble forward a little, bumping her legs against the bed. Split seconds after that, she felt Gippal charge at her back, catch her from behind at her waist, and lifted her up onto the bed. Gippal then hopped over Rikku, flipped her around and pinned her against the sheets.

"Wah..! Get off me Gippal!" Rikku said as she started to struggle with Gippal while he was holding her tightly against the bed. She stretched out her palms and gripped tightly into his arms, trying to force his arms off of her. Her legs were pinned down by the side of his knees and his tall body towered over hers. Rikku continued to scream at Gippal.

"Sshhh... Rikku! You're gonna wake up Brother if you keep screaming like that." Gippal told her, trying to calm her down. Realizing that, Rikku released her grip from Gippal's arms and went limp beneath his touch. Gippal was right, Rikku was screaming pretty loud and if Brother were to catch them together, he'd freak out and it would be the end of their relationship together.

"But..." Rikku said softly to Gippal, staring straight at his face. Having his face so close in the morning caused Rikku to blush slightly, and she noticed that Gippal's blonde hair was horribly ruffled, which made him even more attractive in... a just-woke-up kinda way. Rikku saw that Gippal's face was serious, yet he seemed worried-maybe even a little scared. She could tell that he was scared of someone barging in and catching them together. "C-cunno... Gippal." (S-sorry...) Rikku said to Gippal. "But! That doesn't mean you can get away with what you did to me,

E-R-V!"

"Perv?" Gippal said in confusion; a smile started to form slowly on his face.

"Yessir! P... E-R-V..." Rikku started to spell out pervert in a slow voice. It was obvious Gippal didn't know what he had done, and she knew he wouldn't have meant to do it on purpose, but that didn't let him off the hook, not this time.

"You got yourself into this position, little girl." Gippal teased, knowing that calling her that would bug her. "It's not my fault you made me perverted! Not my fault at all..."

"Liar." Rikku quickly said, cutting off Gippal's dragging of the word all. Gippal grinned at her and then loosened up his grip.

"Shut up," Gippal told her, "and let me kiss you already." Hearing this surprised Rikku a little bit, but it was so like Gippal to say crazy things like that. Gippal started to slowly lower his head at Rikku, while his hands gripped at the sheets around her head, holding up his upper body.

"No-" Rikku said as Gippal started to lower his head at hers. Just when Gippal's lips were about to cross with Rikku's, he caught himself locking lips with the white sheets underneath her head. Opening his eyes, he found Rikku facing the other way and squinting, knowing that she purposely dodged his attempt.

"Wah.. what? What's up with you today, Rikku?" Gippal asked, slightly shocked. It was expected though, for Rikku to act so childish.

"Not until you say you're sorry!" Rikku said, rolling out from under him. She hit the floor gently and pulled herself up. She turned back to see Gippal frozen in his spot.

"Sorry about what? You gotta tell me something Rikku!" Gippal let go of his grip and landed face-first onto the bed. He laid there, feeling helpless.

"Just say you're sorry!" Rikku whined.

"No!" Muffled Gippal through the sheets. He didn't find it fair that he had to say sorry over something he didn't even know about.

"Say it!" Rikku pushed at Gippal.
"No!" Gippal spit out.
"Fine!" Rikku said, giving up.
"Fine!" Gippal followed. He heard Rikku stomp past the bed and towards the stairs that led down to the bar. Gippal got up and shouted, "Where you going?" He saw Rikku reach the top step and started to head down.

"Somewhere you're not!" Rikku replied, making it down to the bottom of the steps. "Big meanie!" Rikku started to head for the door that led to the elevator. Frustrated, Gippal grabbed a pillow, lifted himself off the bed, and walked to the edge of the railing. He looked down at Rikku, who was now standing in the middle of the bottom level between the door and the stairs. Gippal lifted the pillow above his head and then quickly hurled it at Rikku. Rikku got smacked by the pillow on her right shoulder, and she started to lose her balance, tipping over on her left foot.

"Haha...!" Gippal laughed at Rikku. Shocked and angry, Rikku clenched her fist and shook it up at Gippal.

"Grrr... Gippal!" Rikku growled. She then attempted to kick the pillow up at Gippal, but ended up missing completely. Seeing that it didn't reach Gippal got Rikku even more frustrated as Gippal continued to laugh at her from a safe reach. "That's it..." Rikku murmured to herself. She stomped over to the abused pillow, picked it up, and then stood on a nearby table. Gippal was still laughing at her, which made him off-guard. Then, with enough arm strength, she flung the pillow back at Gippal, smacking him right in the face, which knocked him back. Before Gippal got his balance back to get revenge, Rikku quickly hopped off the table and sprinted to the door.
By the time Gippal peered over the edge, he heard the door slam and Rikku was gone.

Twisting the faucet shut, Gippal felt the hot water from the showerhead slow to a stop as he ran his fingers thru his hair, letting the water drip off his head. He reached out and grabbed a towel from behind the curtain and wrapped it around his waist. Slowly stepping out of the tub, Gippal grabbed another towel and rubbed his head dry. After tossing the towel, Gippal picked up his eye patch and started to place it on. As he looked in the mirror, he froze, and stared at the eye that he had scarred. A slash ran down from underneath his eyebrow and nearly hit his cheek. Looking at it reminded him of how he got it back while he was apart of the Crusaders, and he started to grit his teeth. Gippal clutched a fist and tried to calm himself down. After all, it's been so long since so long since it had happened. He had to be over it by now...

Knock. Knock. "Yoo Hoo! Who's in there?" Gippal heard a voice from outside. It was Brother's deep voice, teasing it's way through the door.

"What do you want." Gippal replied, as he placed on his patch and picked up his clothes. The Celsius's newly installed bathroom was small, dim, and cramped. The bathroom reminded him somewhat of his bathroom back home.

"What kind of crazy question in that? Get out! I need to pee!" Brother said, who started to pound on the door. Gippal gathered up his things and opened the door. Brother quickly ran past Gippal, waited till he was out the door, and then slammed it quickly, nearly hitting Gippal's back.

"Yo! Watch where your going... idiot." Gippal said into the door. Seconds later, Gippal heard Brother urinating through the metal and that caused him to give out a grossed face. Turning back around, Gippal wanted to get as far away from Brother as he could. Just as Gippal turned, he spotted Rikku leaning up against a wall, staring at him. Her arms were crossed with a towel in her palm, and she was tapping her foot impatiently. Beside her was Buddy, yawning himself awake. Gippal must've held up a line, and he smiled at the thought.

Gippal walked away from the bathroom door and moved slower as he was pasting by Rikku and Buddy. Gippal nodded at Buddy as a passerby hello, and Buddy let out a small ''morning, man' as he lifted up his goggles and rubbed at his tired eyes. Gippal had completely ignored Rikku as a result from earlier that morning. He felt a weird tension, and he knew her eyes were still locked on him, angry eyes... that is.

"I hope you left some hot water." Rikku blurted out quickly. Her voice was softer, yet it still had a hint of anger in her voice. She was obviously trying to start something with Gippal. "You took long enough in there."

"Oh, no. I stole it all... does that bother you, hmm?" Gippal said as he stopped dead in his tracks and flipped around to face Rikku. He was a few feet away from Buddy, who was standing in the middle of their conversation. "Ahzuo ouin lumt fydan, Rikku. Your heart deserves it." (Enjoy your cold water, Rikku.)

"What!" Rikku said as her mouth dropped. She was in shock, and she looked offended. "Why are you saying that?"

"Hmmm... maybe because if I even tried touching you this morning, my hands woulda froze and broken off!" Gippal said out loud, with his voice rising. Rikku's eyes grew big and she peered over at Buddy, who was standing silent against the wall, probably dozing off. She rotated her vision back and forth from Buddy to Gippal, afraid that Buddy was going to hear them. "You went nuts on me this morning! How could someone love me one night, then completely shun me off the next morning, huh?"

"You... you-" Rikku stuttered, still afraid of waking up Buddy. Gippal continued to question her.

"I what? That's the thing, Rikku! You won't tell me what the hell I did wrong!" Gippal let out, staring at Rikku straight in the eye. "Do you not want me anymore, is that it? If it is, just say so. Don't make me waste my heart on you."

Within hearing that, Rikku froze. From her ears to her heart, she felt a drop happen. Waste my heart on you... What did he mean by that? Suddenly, her thoughts got mixed up and she couldn't think right. Her tongue became heavy and her vision started to blur from her eyes watering. She looked up at Gippal, and his vision seemed to pierce right through her. Was this the Gippal she knew? She couldn't tell... she felt no emotion from him. She didn't know him right now.

"Go away..." Rikku whispered. She held her head low and avoided any eye contact with Gippal from there on. Rikku's heart felt weak, as if it were falling out, and she felt vulnerable to the pain that it was ejecting. She crossed her arms across her chest, trying to shield her heart from Gippal; she was trying to hold in the pain. Rikku blinked her eyes and tear drops fell against the floor. In the distance, both Gippal and Rikku heard the bathroom door fling open, and with a shaky voice, Rikku yelled out, "Just... go away, Gippal!"

After saying that, Rikku quickly ran off towards the bathroom, shoved Brother out of the way, and slammed the bathroom door. After closing the door, Rikku fell the floor and sobbed quietly, making sure that no one could hear her. Outside of the bathroom, Brother stood confused. He peered over to Buddy, who was fast asleep... standing, and then looked at Gippal, who still stood there, dripping in his towel.

"What? Fryd fahd uh, Gippal?" (What went on, Gippal?) Brother questioned.

"Hudrehk." (Nothing.) Replied Gippal in a slum voice. He then turned his back and started to walk away. "It was nothing all along."

Author's Notes: Hmmm WOW! .. urh. yah Oo. am i realli realli don w/ this chapter? LOL f.i.n.a.l.l.y.!
anyways... sorry if my writing style changed.. i prolly got worse.. heh. well, it's been over a year! i think ?. RR! sorry about the LONG WAIT. i can't make any promises this time XD.wow i really dun like what they did to the document manager.. thing. uploader. detail fixer upper thing. ..yah.